IE Context Menu Items

This tab displays third-party menu items that appear in the Internet Explorer context menu.


Location

The menu items are stored in the registry under the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Internet Explorer \MenuExt

The Disable Action

The disable action moves the item's entry from the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Internet Explorer \MenuExt to a temporary location.

You must restart Internet Explorer for the action to take effect.

The Delete Action

The delete action (depending on the selected options):

  • Deletes the item's entry from the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Internet Explorer \MenuExt;
  • Deletes the file associated with the item;
  • Unregisters the DLL module associated with the item (if any).

You may need to close all Internet Explorer windows to delete the file associated with a menu item.
You must restart Internet Explorer for the action to take effect.

Properties


Name The item text.
Description The description of the file associated with the item.
Publisher The developer (a company or a person) of the file associated with the item.
Applies To Indicates the condition when the item is shown in the context menu:
  • Default menu - the item appears when a user right-clicks on a blank spot of the web page;
  • Controls - the item appears when a user right-clicks on a control (button, edit box, etc.);
  • Images - the item appears when a user right-clicks on an image;
  • Links - the item appears when a user right-clicks on a link;
  • Tables - the item appears when a user right-clicks on a table;
  • Text Selection - the item appears when a user right-clicks on a text selection.
File A full path to the file associated with the item.
Script The script file (or a file that contains the script file as a resource) of the item.
File Version File version information. The information is retrieved from the file resources. Also includes product version information if it differs from the file version.
File Size File size in bytes.
File CRC32 Cyclic Redundancy Checksum (Check) of the file.
File MD5 Message Digest 5 of the file.
File Creation Date The date the file was created.
Location The location (registry or a folder) of the item.
Safe Indicates whether the item in a safe or in a blocked list. Yes - item is in a safe list. No - item is in a blocked list. N/A - items is not in a safe nor in a blocked list.
Status Indicates whether the item is enabled or disabled.